AstraZeneca PLC

AstraZeneca said Tuesday its treatment for lower respiratory tract infection caused by the respiratory syncytial virus had received priority status from the European Medicines Agency.

The PRIME (PRIority MEdicines) initiative offered proactive and enhanced support to developers of promising medicines to optimise development plans and accelerate evaluation so these medicines can reach patients faster.

This was the first EMA PRIME eligibility that AstraZeneca had received since the programme's initiation in 2016.

'We are excited to receive PRIME eligibility for MEDI8897, our next-generation monoclonal antibody targeting respiratory syncytial virus in infants. We will work closely with the European Medicines Agency to optimise our development plan and help us bring MEDI8897 to patients as quickly as possible,' said Mene Pangalos, Executive Vice-President, R&D BioPharmaceuticals.

AstraZeneca said a trial of a treatment for heart problems showed a reduction in major adverse cardiovascular events.

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